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C/1968 Q2 (Honda)

Basic Information of C/1968 Q2 (Honda)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.098991
Eccentricity 1.000000
Inclination (deg) 127.912800
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 253.293900
Argument of perihelion (deg) 282.807200
Epoch 1968-11-03T20:06:51.840
Reference , MPC orbital elements

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1968-11-03T20:06:51.840

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 13:03:00.40 +51:44:21.5 82.391 1.45 56.3 HIP 63690 2.30
2025-11-22 13:03:03.52 +51:44:40.8 82.383 1.45 55.1 HIP 63690 2.37
2025-11-23 13:03:06.59 +51:45:00.7 82.375 1.45 53.9 HIP 63690 2.57
2025-11-24 13:03:09.61 +51:45:21.2 82.367 1.44 52.6 HIP 63690 2.89
2025-11-25 13:03:12.58 +51:45:42.2 82.360 1.44 51.4 HIP 63690 3.29
2025-11-26 13:03:15.49 +51:46:03.8 82.352 1.44 50.2 HIP 63690 3.75
2025-11-27 13:03:18.36 +51:46:26.0 82.344 1.44 48.9 HIP 63690 4.24
2025-11-28 13:03:21.16 +51:46:48.7 82.336 1.44 47.7 HIP 63690 4.75
2025-11-29 13:03:23.91 +51:47:11.9 82.328 1.44 46.4 HIP 63690 5.28
2025-11-30 13:03:26.61 +51:47:35.7 82.320 1.44 45.2 HIP 63690 5.82
2025-12-01 13:03:29.25 +51:48:00.0 82.312 1.44 43.9 HIP 63690 6.38
2025-12-02 13:03:31.82 +51:48:24.9 82.304 1.44 42.7 HIP 63690 6.93
2025-12-03 13:03:34.34 +51:48:50.2 82.296 1.44 41.4 HIP 63690 7.50
2025-12-04 13:03:36.81 +51:49:16.1 82.288 1.44 40.2 HIP 63690 8.07
2025-12-05 13:03:39.21 +51:49:42.4 82.280 1.44 38.9 HIP 63690 8.64
2025-12-06 13:03:41.54 +51:50:09.3 82.272 1.44 37.7 HIP 63690 9.21
2025-12-07 13:03:43.82 +51:50:36.6 82.264 1.44 37.7 HIP 63690 9.78